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International Investment Law and Arbitration: History, Modern Practice, and Future Prospects explores international law on foreign investment: its creation, functioning and evolution. Particularly, this paper presents a roadmap over the historical context within which investor-State arbitration developed. It provides an overview of the main actors, the protections afforded to foreign investors, the content of modern BITs, and the challenges facing the system today.

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Contents International Investment Law and Arbitration: History, Modern Practice, and Future Prospects  Ian A. Laird, Borzu Sabahi, and Giovanna E. Gismondi  Abstract  Keywords  I. Introduction  II. Forces that Shape the System of Investment Protection and Promotion  III. Genesis of the Law: Protection of Aliens Abroad, Gunboat Diplomacy, Minimum Standard, and Diplomatic Protection  IV. Protection through Peaceful Means of Settlement of Disputes: Hague Conferences, PCIJ, ICJ  V. Post-World War II: Promotion and Protection of Private Capital Flows  VI. FCN and BIT Programs and Recognition of Foreign Investors’ Right to Directly Submit Claims to International Arbitration without Espousal or Exhaustion of Local Remedies  VII. Content of Modern BITs  VIII. Scaling Back Protections and Backlash  IX. Conclusion  Bibliography

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 22/02/2018
      ISBN13: 9789004363021, 978-9004363021
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      Book Synopsis
      International Investment Law and Arbitration: History, Modern Practice, and Future Prospects explores international law on foreign investment: its creation, functioning and evolution. Particularly, this paper presents a roadmap over the historical context within which investor-State arbitration developed. It provides an overview of the main actors, the protections afforded to foreign investors, the content of modern BITs, and the challenges facing the system today.

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      Contents International Investment Law and Arbitration: History, Modern Practice, and Future Prospects  Ian A. Laird, Borzu Sabahi, and Giovanna E. Gismondi  Abstract  Keywords  I. Introduction  II. Forces that Shape the System of Investment Protection and Promotion  III. Genesis of the Law: Protection of Aliens Abroad, Gunboat Diplomacy, Minimum Standard, and Diplomatic Protection  IV. Protection through Peaceful Means of Settlement of Disputes: Hague Conferences, PCIJ, ICJ  V. Post-World War II: Promotion and Protection of Private Capital Flows  VI. FCN and BIT Programs and Recognition of Foreign Investors’ Right to Directly Submit Claims to International Arbitration without Espousal or Exhaustion of Local Remedies  VII. Content of Modern BITs  VIII. Scaling Back Protections and Backlash  IX. Conclusion  Bibliography

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